EDUWARD eBook

The first "standard animal nursing" guide created by Japan's only animal nursing magazine is born!

A must-have for animal hospitals who want to strengthen their team!
Created from the perspective of pet nurses working in clinical settings
This is the second volume in a series that provides guidelines for animal nursing, which is essential for the practice of team animal medicine.
・The first "standard animal nursing" book produced by Japan's only specialized animal nursing magazine
・Veterinarian's perspective x Important perspective when practicing animal nursing
・Aiming for everyone to be able to provide a certain level of animal care
・You will be able to understand the practical methods of animal nursing at other hospitals, which will be useful when creating an animal nursing plan!


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Regarding the publication
How to use this book and watch videos
List of editorial committee members, supervisors, and authors
About terms used in this book

■ Chapter 1 Animal nursing for life-threatening emergency symptoms/diseases
1. Loss of energy “I don’t have any energy” / Sepsis/septic shock
Written by: Hayato Mori, Takaomi Uriki Supervised by: Shuntaro Munakata
・Case 1: “I don’t feel well and have a fever” Sepsis
・Case 2 “Rapid breathing and sluggishness (decreased level of consciousness)” Septic shock

2. Loss of appetite: “I don’t eat and I don’t have any energy”/Addison’s disease/hyperkalemia
Writing: Ayano Igarashi, Tamimi Oda, Akihiro Mori Supervision: Takahiro Ushigusa
・Case “Lack of appetite, energy, vomiting and diarrhea” Addison’s disease・Hyperkalemia

3. Fever: “I feel hot and exhausted”/Heatstroke
Written by: Akiho Tsuchida, Yuko Hasegawa Supervised by: Toshinori Sako
・Case 1 “Breathing hard and feeling hot to the touch” Heatstroke
・Case 2 “Unconscious and unable to move (unable to stand)” Severe case of heatstroke
・About irregular cases

4. Convulsive seizures (convulsions)/epilepsy, hydrocephalus, encephalitis, brain tumor, increased intracranial pressure
Written by: Masato Shintani, Mari Yamaguchi Supervised by: Hiromichi Ueno
・Case 1 "I had a seizure, but I'm calm now" Epilepsy
・Case 2: “Convulsions occur more than once and last for more than XNUMX minutes” Status epilepticus
・Case 3 “Convulsions do not subside or consciousness does not return” Increased intracranial pressure

5. Coma “listening”/diabetic ketoacidosis
Written by: Satoru Hasegawa Supervised by: Akihiro Mori
・case “I feel lethargic and exhausted.”

6. Difficulty breathing ① “Breathing seems difficult” / Anaphylaxis
Written by: Emi Ichikawa, Keitaro Omori Supervised by: Toshinori Sako
・Case 1 “It looks like it’s hard to breathe and the skin is red.”
・Case 2 “I am not feeling well after vaccination”

7. Difficulty breathing ② “Breathing seems difficult” / Pulmonary edema, pneumonia, asthma
Writing: Arisa Mitsuhashi, Tomonori Fukawa Supervision: Takuma Miyata
・Case 1 “Breathing is fast and seems painful, and you are coughing” Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
・Case 2 “It seems to be painful after pulling the lead too hard” Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema
・Case 3 “Rapid breathing” pneumonia
・Case 4 “Wheezing” asthma
・About irregular cases

8. Accidental ingestion of foreign objects: ``I ate something''/Gastrointestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal perforation
Written by: Ayaka Sato, Yuko Hasegawa Supervised by: Toshiki Sako
・Case 1 “I saw someone eat something right in front of me” Accidental ingestion of a foreign object
・About irregular cases
・Case 2 “I have been vomiting continuously lately” Urgent accidental ingestion of a foreign object

9. Abdominal distension: “It seems painful after eating”/Gastric dilatation and torsion syndrome
Written by: Shiho Mimura, Hiroaki Sugiura Supervised by: Ryuichi Shimada
・Case 1 “My stomach is bloated and I feel like throwing up but I can’t.”
・Case 2 "My stomach is bloated and I'm vomiting."

10. Difficulty urinating: “Urine does not come out even when I try to urinate”/Urethral stones, ureteral stones
Written by Akino Sato, Yuko Hasegawa Supervised by Shinji Kimura
・Case1 “I can’t pee” urethral stone
・Case 2 "I don't know when I haven't urinated and I feel exhausted" Urethral stone
・Case 3 “Lack of energy and no appetite” ureteral stone

11. Skin damage: “Red marks remain” / Burns (+ electric shock)
Written by: Naomi Tsuyuki, Norihito Taguchi Supervised by: Keisuke Kudo
・Case1 “I got burned!” Burns (high-temperature burns, low-temperature burns)
・Case 2 "I got an electric shock" Electric shock (electric injury)

12. Trauma (tissue damage) “Accident/I got into trouble”/traffic accident, fall injury, bite wound
Written by: Yuka Iwato, Takayuki Abe Supervised by: Masaki Sawamura
・case "I was hit by a car", "I fell off the balcony", "I was bitten by another dog"

13. Anemia “White gums” / Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
Writing: Mai Fujisaki, Naotaka Ogino Supervision: Daigo Kugami
・Case “white and limp gums” Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia

14. Abnormal delivery: “It’s hard to give birth”/Difficult birth
Written by: Mirai Koyanagi, Yoshihiko Kojima Supervised by: Tatsuya Hori
・Case 1 “My water broke but the baby was not born”
・Case 2 "I don't know when to go to the veterinary hospital"

PathologyDisseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Written by: Kenji Hayashi Supervised by: Toshihiro Wataru

■ Chapter 2 Animal nursing for symptoms/diseases where initial response is important
1. Collapse “suddenly feeling limp”/intra-abdominal bleeding (angiosarcoma)
Written by: Eri Onozawa, Yoshida Yoshida Supervised by: Shohei Arito
・Case 1 “I suddenly lost my energy.”
・Case 2 "I felt so exhausted that I couldn't move, and my gums were white."

2. Dyspnea: “It looks like it’s hard to breathe”/Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats
Written by: Ayano Shindo, Keibari Senba Supervised by: Shinji Kimura
・Case 1 “The way you breathe is strange”
・Case 2 “Unable to stand hind limbs” Concomitant arterial thromboembolism

3. Vomiting ① “vomiting”/poisoning
Written by: Hayato Mori, Satoshi Matsukata Supervised by: Toshinori Sakai
・Case 1 “I ate a poisonous substance and am vomiting” “Flowchart” for typical poisonous substances
・Case 2 "It is unknown whether he ate a poisonous substance, but he is vomiting."

4. Vomiting ② “Repeated vomiting”/Intestinal obstruction (intestinal foreign body, intussusception)
Writing: Tomomi Fujimoto, Hideyasu Akiyoshi Supervision: Masahiro Tagawa
・Case 1 “I have no appetite and am vomiting repeatedly.”
・Case 2: “The patient has been vomiting repeatedly, but has lost energy and is feeling exhausted.”

5. Diarrhea “My puppy has diarrhea and is not feeling well” / Canine parvovirus infection
Written by: Haruna Yoneyama, Megumi Obi Supervised by: Takuma Miyata
・Case 1 “My puppy has bloody stool that resembles tomato ketchup.”
・Case 2 “An adult dog has bloody stools”
・About irregular cases

6. Jaundice “yellow mucous membrane”/extrahepatic bile duct obstruction
Written by: Shiho Mimura, Yuta Daimon Supervised by: Motonori Kondo
・Case “The whites of my eyes and gums are yellow and limp.”

7. Drainage: “Pus is coming out of the buttocks” / Pyometra
Written by: Shinnosuke Sakurai, Hajime Morita Supervised by: Shohei Arito
・Case 1 “The area around the buttocks is dirty”
・case2 “I feel exhausted”

■ Chapter 3 Animal nursing techniques necessary for understanding each symptom/disease
1. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Written by: Hikaru Tezuka Supervised by: Tadashi Sano
・What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
・Securing personnel
・Assess the airway and check breathing
・Basic life support (BLS): Chest compression (heart massage)
・Basic life support (BLS): mouth-nose artificial respiration
・Advanced life support (ALS): Monitoring
・Advanced life support (ALS): drug administration and defibrillation

2. Tracheal intubation
Written by: Masahiro Suematsu Supervised by: Teppei Kanda
・What is tracheal intubation?
・Selection of tracheal tube
・Retention during tracheal intubation
・Checking animal oxygenation and condition
・Pharynx expansion and tracheal intubation
・Securing the tracheal tube and checking EtCO2

3. Blood transfusion therapy
Written by: Sae Ishida, Tomomi Nagashima Supervised by: Keiko Uchida
・What is blood transfusion therapy?
・Pre-transfusion test 1 Blood type test
・Securing blood for transfusion
・Blood storage and management
・Pre-transfusion test 2 Cross-matching test
・Preparation before blood transfusion
・Management during blood transfusion
・Management after blood transfusion

4. Infusion therapy
Written by: Terumi Minami, Yu Takahashi, Hiromasa Ishikawa Supervised by: Ryota Asai
・What is infusion therapy?
・Securing veins
・Preparation of infusion preparations and infusion sets
・Connection to infusion pump and flow rate setting
・Connection to syringe pump and flow rate setting
・Addressing alarm settings and veterinary nursing intervention for infusion

5. Measures against zoonotic diseases (Leptospirosis, SFTS, etc.)
Writing: Teppei Miyoshi, Jun Saeki Supervision: Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
・What are zoonotic diseases?
・Pre-visit measures
・Wearing personal protective equipment and isolating animals
・Disposal of infectious secretions and excreta
・Testing for infectious diseases
・Disinfection/environmental maintenance
・Animal nursing that corresponds to infection prevention measures
・Disinfection and cleaning of the hospital and equipment used
・Explanation to owners of infection risks and prevention of spread

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